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Michigan State Spartans
74 – 54
FINAL Gavitt Tipoff Games
Butler Bulldogs
Breslin Center · November 17, 2023
Betting Lines
Spread MSU -10.0 Home covered
O/U 138.5 Under
Money MSU -480 / BUT +360
Model Predictions
Spread Total MSU win
Actual MSU +20 128 Won
Massey BUT -4.9 (+24.9) — —
Massey Totals — 131.6 (-3.6) —
Bradley-Terry — — 26% ✗
Weighted B-T — — 15% ✗
Efficiency Plus ML ★ BUT -4.0 (+24.0) 138.3 (-10.3) 53% ✓
Baseline Tuned ML BUT -3.7 (+23.7) 133.8 (-5.8) 30% ✗
Baseline ML BUT -5.6 (+25.6) 135.5 (-7.5) 34% ✗
Baseline Plus ML BUT -4.0 (+24.0) 141.7 (-13.7) 42% ✗

Predictions use only rating snapshots dated before tip-off. Parenthesised values are the signed error vs. the actual result. Model performance →

Last 5 Meetings

Nov 18, 2021 MSU 73 – 52 BUT

Team Comparison

Record & Ratings MSU BUT
Overall 20-15 18-15
Conference 10-10 9-11
Home 14-4 12-6
Away 3-7 4-7
Neutral 3-4 2-2
Last 5 1-2 3-0
Streak L1 L2
Avg Pts For 72.9 76.5
Avg Pts Against 66.1 73.8
Massey -0.9 (#191) 13.2 (#14)
Bradley-Terry -1.89 (#330) 0.86 (#105)
W. Bradley-Terry -2.62 (#324) 1.23 (#104)
RPI 0.430 (#241) 0.514 (#167)
Shooting & Four Factors MSU BUT
FG% 41.2% 50.0%
3PT% 16.0% 33.3%
REB / G 39.3 42.0
OREB / G 12.0 8.7
AST / TO 1.28 1.52
Four Factors — Offense
eFG% 43.3% 56.8%
TOV% 16.1% 14.5%
ORB% 29.3% 26.8%
FT Rate 28.3% 26.3%
Four Factors — Defense
Opp eFG% 43.5% 35.2%
Opp TOV% 19.7% 23.3%
DRB% 70.1% 73.0%
Opp FT Rate 28.2% 14.5%

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